Seems like none of the artists wanted to be outdone and the collectors are the happy beneficiaries

I'm hoping/thinking that's the case too!

If I ever get the chance to do sketch cards again, maybe I'll have a little more time to experiment with paints like oils or acrylics. I think I might've been part of the last round to be asked to participate and knocking out 100 cards in about 3 weeks (plus my regular job) has been brutal. After I mail the cards to Topps this week, I'm going to sleep....finally.

When I first started looking through this thread I was thinking about picking up a box. Now I am looking at pre-ordering me a case in the next week or two.

That's gratifying to hear! I also suggest you check our Facebook gallery of sketches, which will give you a better sense of the overall quality of the sketches than me just posting the best ones here. I am posting batches from every artist who is sending them in, so it will give you a more honest look at what to expect.

Not trying to dampen your enthusiasm-- because we really did work hard to make the sketches in this set better-- but above all I don't want to see anyone disappointed!

That said, here's another gem from Alex Horley:

Keep in mind too, there will be more than just great sketches to hunt down this time around.

I see the stuff on Facebook and the quality of everything you've shown has blown me away. There's a small percentage of the cards I'm not crazy about, but I haven't seen anything I would be disappointed with getting.

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I no longer own any sports cards in case you find one of my old selling threads. Sorry.

That's gratifying to hear! I also suggest you check our Facebook gallery of sketches, which will give you a better sense of the overall quality of the sketches than me just posting the best ones here. I am posting batches from every artist who is sending them in, so it will give you a more honest look at what to expect.

Not trying to dampen your enthusiasm-- because we really did work hard to make the sketches in this set better-- but above all I don't want to see anyone disappointed!

That said, here's another gem from Alex Horley:

Keep in mind too, there will be more than just great sketches to hunt down this time around.

I will check out the facebook page also, but looking at the work being posted here there is so many I love, I would be happy to pull any of them!

I will say though, it makes a change me liking Topps products. As an NFL collector also, I have been very turned off by the NFL products.

The original plan was a flat number: 50 packs. We started worrying we wouldn't have enough artists doing them, so we asked as many as we could if they could try. Eventually, we started to see a lot of artists doing 4-ups, so it's possible there will be *more*, so I don't want to place odds on it just yet.

So at first we thought there wouldn't be enough, now it looks like there may be more... funny how things work out.

So just hypothetical here as I know Topps doesn't release production. But if there are 5000 cases, that is 960,000 packs. So 50 out of those near 1 million, or 1 in 20,000 packs will be a loaded pack with a four card sketch?

So just hypothetical here as I know Topps doesn't release production. But if there are 5000 cases, that is 960,000 packs. So 50 out of those near 1 million, or 1 in 20,000 packs will be a loaded pack with a four card sketch?

Again, I don't want to nail down a number, but it will be at least 50. I suppose if we have enough sketches I would certainly advocate doing more packs with 4 sketch cards, even if they're not a puzzle.

Again, I don't want to nail down a number, but it will be at least 50. I suppose if we have enough sketches I would certainly advocate doing more packs with 4 sketch cards, even if they're not a puzzle.

I will have completed six or seven 4-card puzzles and one 6-card puzzle which I'm painting now. The rest of the cards are mostly singles with about four 2-card puzzles.

The puzzles are more time consuming to draw and paint, but for me, they're much easier. I'm comfortable and like to draw large, detailed pieces so the puzzles make me happy!

Out my my 100, only 30 will be made up of the 4-card and one 6-card puzzle. Hopefully the buyers be happy with a chance for 70 singles!!! Besides, I think most of the puzzles are pictured in this thread!!!

So just hypothetical here as I know Topps doesn't release production. But if there are 5000 cases, that is 960,000 packs. So 50 out of those near 1 million, or 1 in 20,000 packs will be a loaded pack with a four card sketch?

5,000 cases!? how did you come up with that number? It was said that there was going to be a smaller run than Heritage? considering there were 50 each of 55 Gold Cards=2,750 Gold cards at 2 per case would be 1,375 Hobby cases?
Please correct me if I am mistaken.
Not sure how many retail boxes were made? My understanding there is not going to be any retail with Invasion.